It is quite interesting that Mandarin is stated first and English last when the author mentions Singapore has four official languages ‘(Mandarin, Malay, Tamil and English)’ . Subconsciously, he has acknowledged and accepted ‘Chinese Supremacy’ and thus his suggestion to have everyone in Singapore the ability to speak Mandarin.
Singapore is not a Chinese society but a multicultural one and English language is the common link between all the different races and nationalities.
When every Singapore citizen has been educated with the English language, why should the minority take on Mandarin as another language just so that Mandarin speaking others can understand them, then why not the other way round? When everyone is supposedly to be at least well versed in English to get any jobs in Singapore since everyone here speaks the language, why should we have mandarin speaking as a job requirement? As Ed has correctly pointed out ‘cross-integration and cross-lingualism can contribute to one’s generic vibrancy and intellectual and perspectival aptitude, and how significantly that feeds back into the economic arena.’
Thanks to Ed (http://edsperience.vox.com), I had a go at this. Interesting enough, Hope guides me throughout my life though I wouldn't say this is the right approach in life.
You are The Star
Hope, expectation, Bright promises.
The Star is one of the great cards of faith, dreams realised
The Star is a card that looks to the future. It does not predict any immediate or powerful change, but it does predict hope and healing. This card suggests clarity of vision, spiritual insight. And, most importantly, that unexpected help will be coming, with water to quench your thirst, with a guiding light to the future. They might say you're a dreamer, but you're not the only one.
It had been on my To-Do list for months to set up a blog. I finally got round to doing that on the 3rd day of the new year.
What makes my Year ‘New’ is not based solely on the number of things I want to do, but more on the generic behavioural tendencies that I want to change.
If you have not read the post ‘What makes your Year 'New'?’ from http://edsperience.vox.com/library/post/what-makes-your-year-new.html, I strong encourage you to do so. Hopefully, you would also gain a new perspective as I do.
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[this is good]Perhaps it is the right approach in life, but requires other perspectives to complement it to make the Star glow... read more
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Thanks, Ed. I am looking forward to not only doing more things (the end results) but to learn and have... read more
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[this is good]Good that you realise these things FlitterFly. Wish you the best on this venture:)And welcome to Vox! :)ed read more
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